Wilmington, DE 19809 – On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at approximately 6:54 p.m., officers from Patrol “C” Squad were conducting proactive patrols in and around the community of Edgemoor when they observed a subject, later identified as 24-year-old Jaydan Deputy of Wilmington, conduct a possible drug transaction.
Officers then conducted a traffic stop on the Honda Accord Deputy was driving on Governor Printz Boulevard. During the traffic stop, officers located a duffel bag inside the Honda Accord containing a loaded handgun with an obliterated serial number. Officers also located approximately 560 grams of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.
Deputy was taken into custody without incident and transported to New Castle County Police Headquarters, where he was charged with the following:
• Two felony counts of Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited
• One felony count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
• One felony count of Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance
• One felony count of Possession of a Weapon with an Obliterated Serial Number
• One felony count of Possession of a Controlled Substance Tier 1
• One misdemeanor count of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Deputy was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $72,200 cash bail.
Jaydan Deputy – 24
